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mg/L to ppb Calculator

Formula

To calculate the concentration in PPB:

$ppb = mg/L \times 1000$

Where:

$ppb$ is the concentration in parts per billion
$mg/L$ is the concentration in milligrams per liter

What is mg/L and PPB?

Milligrams per liter (mg/L) is a unit of concentration commonly used in chemistry and water quality measurements. It represents the mass of a substance in milligrams dissolved in one liter of liquid.

Parts per billion (ppb) is another unit of concentration that indicates the number of parts of a substance in a billion parts of the total. It is often used for measuring very low concentrations of pollutants in water, air, or soil.

Example Calculation

Let's assume the following value:

Concentration in mg/L = 0.5 mg/L

Using the formula:

$ppb = 0.5 \times 1000 = 500 \text{ ppb}$

The concentration is 500 ppb.